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tildeathiwillwrite · 4 days ago

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Whump Intro

I never made a proper intro for the whump community, I just kind of showed up, but I'm always open to meeting new people and a helpful way to do that is to be open about what I like! Not that I haven't been open about it, but it will be useful to have a spot people can go that has my preferences in one place lol.

Hello! *waves excitedly*

I am TilDeathIWillWrite, A.K.A. Kate, A.K.A. the Wordsmith (jk nobody calls me that. Unless...?). I've been on Tumblr and fairly active in the whump community for a year now, and finally making a proper whump intro post (not to be confused with my writeblr/blog intro post).

I'm a charismatic-leaning Catholic, bookish, musically inclined, able-to-vote-in-the-united-states adult woman who will not shut up about my OCs and the dozens of fandoms I am in. Though let's be honest I won't shut up about other things too. Like my hatred of generative AI.

I also have a Tumblr Community for fellow lovers of fantasy whump! Behold: The Society of Fantasy Whump Enthusiasts. It is open to everyone :3

This blog will contain SFW whump writing, heavy on the violence and swearing. I draw and paint occasionally, but my medium of choice is writing.

AO3: dealerintheoreticalmurder (for fanfiction), TilDeathIWillWrite (for original fiction)

Thanks for stopping by!

Beloved Whump Tropes

Used as Bait

Captivity Whump

Kidnapping

Fantasy Whump

Sickfic

Immortal Whump

Lab Whump

Realism/Realistic Injuries

Classic hurt/comfort

NOT Beloved Whump Tropes

NSFWhump (my threshold is the rare nonsexual nudity, barely described, in text form)

My WIPS

The vast majority of my writing contains whump in some form, all tagged properly of course. If you want my contributions to previous and current whump events, check out this post.

WIP names, synopses and links under the cut, in order of oldest to newest.

The Watcher and the Thief

Part of the Tales from Valaria series. A Watcher (glorified detective/bodyguard) seeks out a magician to reverse a curse placed upon his apprentice. A thief steals a gemstone from the Draigo that is much more valuable than it seems. And a devar messenger, tasked with an urgent message, is instead drawn into the conflict between a Stalker and her prey. Contains: magic whump, knife wounds, arrow wounds, burns, gunshot wounds.

Trials of the Six

A group of ragtag Mages set out to smuggle Mages out of the Permafrost and accidentally get drawn into a conflict between two countries. But not everything is as it seems, and the stakes might be bigger than any of them can imagine. Contains: magic whump, amnesia whump, stab wounds, broken bones, blunt force trauma, hypothermia, murder, torture, electrocution, waterboarding, etc.

The Hunter, the Myth and the Cure

Part of the Tales from Valaria series. Valaria is in turmoil. An outbreak of lycanthropy has swept across the planet, halting trade and sending everyone into panic. The elves have closed their borders, the Draigo have barricaded themselves into their strongholds, and it is left to the humans to quell the plague before the infected kill or spread the disease to the entire population. Ten years after the outbreak, the plague is somewhat handled. Draven Cozenson is an infamous lycanthrope hunter, someone tasked with tracking down werewolves and putting them down before they can infect others. While on a job in the vast forest known as the Fells, he discovers a strange elf trapped beneath a frozen lake. Octavian de Silv has unknowingly been imprisoned for a decade, held in a magical stasis the likes of which are unheard of. Still reeling from events that concluded a decade before, he is forced to get his bearings in a world vastly different than he remembers. Reese Takari is trapped. Not just by the walls of the place where she was taken, but also by the fear of what would happen to her father if she takes any opportunity to escape. And now she's trapped by her value as a subject for unknown experiments. The search for an antidote or a vaccine against the outbreak is ongoing. Researchers are desperate, and ethics have long been tossed out the window. Magicians roam freely, no longer afraid of Draigo agents hunting them down for wrongdoing. Perhaps it will take a new---or rather, old---perspective to turn the tide. Or, more likely, perhaps not. Contains: kidnapping, lab whump, gunshot wounds, knife wounds, death, magic whump, monsters (werewolves), etc. More specific content warnings are listed on each chapter.

The Legend of Orian Goldeneye

On the planet Somnia, there are two worlds, hopelessly intertwined: the physical world, and the dream. In the dream, anything is possible. ...Unless it involves black glass. The city of Saint's Shoal is in a state of unrest. A dreamshaper by the name of Azura Lazuli seeks vengeance, and she will stop at nothing to see it through. The responsibility falls to Orian Goldeneye, mythical child of balance, to stop her before her actions harm innocents. But he's only one dreamshaper, and every battle between them ends in a draw. He's getting desperate. So what happens when two strangers get tossed into a prison designed for dreamshapers? An opportunity is siezed, and it just might tip the scales in his favor. But time's running short, and Orian's new allies, Jas and Killian, may be far more than meets the eye. Will they aid him and put an end to Azura's reign of terror? Or will they bring more problems than he started with? Contains: amnesia whump, captivity whump, broken glass, blunt force trauma, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, torture, etc.

Links to my other short stories are either in the Tales from Valaria masterpost or in my writeblr intro, which is pinned at the top of my blog.

#whump intro #whump community #whump blog #intro post #about me #whumpblr #whump

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unetherian · 5 months ago

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Intro post

Last updated: Thursday 21th, . November 2024

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First name: nickname: Lune (or unetherian)

age: yes

gender: That is to say, I don't have any . (agender)

pronouns: I don't have specific pronouns so . whatever you want

alterhuman/therian/quadrobist

theriotype(s): I'm a puma!

𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼 ・○・●・○・●・○・●・○・●・○・

Hi! Welcome to my blog ! I created it to learn more about and connect with alterhuman, otherhuman, alterbeing and non-human communities.

Here is a safe place for:

alterhumans (including factkins)

nonhumans

otherhumans (including factkins)

alterbeing

furries

those who are questioning

queer beings

quadrobists

otherpaws

those who have a plural system (all)

those who support those who are welcome

beings just wanting to be informed

zoophiles who treated this/who have not and will never take action

pedophiles who treated this/who have not and will never take action

haters/antis who are no longer haters/antis

乁⁠|⁠ ⁠･⁠ ⁠〰⁠ ⁠･⁠ ⁠|⁠ㄏidk who add

Here isn't a safe place for:

zoophiles, pedophiles, who want to have real s3xual relations with this f3tish

antikin, antilink, antifur, queerphobe, and anyone who wants to physically or mentally harm those who are welcome.

anyone who harms/do not respect someone or something.

I still don't know who add ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠˘⁠_⁠˘⁠)⁠┌

⋇⊶⊰❣⊱⊷⋇ ⋇⊶⊰❣⊱⊷⋇⋇⊶⊰❣⊱⊷⋇ ⋇⊶⊰❣⊱⊷⋇

My hobbies : I love art, I draw a lot (on sheets of paper, digital is complicated) I might buy a graphics tablet one day but... it's expensive TvT. I also do quadrobics and climb trees. I take care of my pets, I observe animals outside, I look at the planets with my (small) telescope, I read, I collect vulture culture, I'm listening to music, any other activities in nature, and many other things.

My parents don't know that I have a Tumblr account so if I've been inactive for a while it means I must have deleted it or just abandoned it. I don't like lying to them, but without the alterhuman community on Tumblr, I think my mental health wouldn't be very good... (They don't know I'm alterhuman) I assure you that I am extremely careful on social networks, I know that you shouldn't joke about that. I prefer to warn <3

Later, when I can, I will try to educate the French alterhuman, alterbeing and nonhuman communities.

If you want to see my alterhuman journey, watch after the cut :3 nf

[TW : Intense species dysphoria and depression, the following is not only about that but I prefer to warn you. I tell you how I got out of all this]

𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼

I awakened in February 2024. That's when I noticed that I wasn't just a person with a lot of imagination.

But it's a long story ;⁠)

I've never felt completely human since I was born. I have always had needs, instincts, shifts etc. At first I thought it was a game and I thought that ✨ one day I would turn into a magical creature who will save the planet from pollution ✨(I really believed it 😅) In my head, it was simple: I was a magical creature capable of transforming into several different animals/creatures, I had to watch over the Earth but humans were starting to become too dangerous so I found a way to become the child of a family and start a life as a human to learn more about this species and find a solution to fix everything, and later transform into my true form to make everything better.(I shortened the lore I created around this).

Finally, I grew up, and I noticed that this story didn't hold water. I stopped believing in all that, because I had made it all up, right?

All ?

I had effortlessly let go of this crazy story (I didn't really believe in it anymore at the end so...) but I still didn't feel human, I continued to have animal experiences... I returned to the starting point. Why do I feel like this? This time I didn't want to make up a weird story like I did in the past (I wouldn't even believe it anyway)... So I thought I was crazy.

I felt bad, extremely bad about my identity.

This time it wasn't completely because of my gender and species dysphoria, (I didn't know what the word dysphoria meant at the time), I just felt crazy. Deep down, I knew that wasn't really the case. But I didn't listen to myself. Who wants to listen to a crazy person, anyway?

Later, I decided to create a clothing style more related to fantastic animals or creatures, to feel better. (unconsciously, I created gears for myself)

And even later, on YouTube shorts, I found a strange video where I saw a masked person running around on all fours I was looking for something else, so I didn't really watch the video. If people like to pretend to be an animal, as long as they like it and it doesn't hurt anyone, why not?

And I found another video. Then two. Then three, four, five, six, etc.I finally gave in and watched these videos.

And there is the flash.

I admired the impressive jumps and the magnificent masks based on animals and nature. Before, I thought it was a hobby, looking for the animal that most resembles you, and doing quadrobics. I needed this "hobby" to escape my dysphoria and anxiety... Besides, I thought the members of the community were called furries. But I noticed that in a lot of these videos it said "you don't choose to be a therian" or "theriantropy isn't just gears and quads", so I did some research .

And I discovered the actual definition. I discovered MY definition! This part of myself, A WHOLE COMMUNITY HAS FEELINGS SIMILAR TO MINE?????????!!!!!!!!

I discovered the definition of therian. Then that of otherkin, otherhearted, nonhuman, plantkin, otherlink, ockin, fictionkith, ect.

I learned a lot about these communities, before deciding to learn about myself.

The fact that I found a term and communities that fit me unfortunately did not stop my species dysphoria from growing, as it had done so well before. I probably had depression. I haven't been diagnosed, but I did my research and it looks very similar... To feel nothing, not even sadness, only despair. A despair that seeps into a body, to stab the heart and compress the ribcage of its victim. It was horrible, words can't describe it.

I came out of it after months of fighting, alone. I didn't talk about it much to the online community, I felt quite uncomfortable talking about it. I came out, I fell a few times, but a little less deep, I managed to get out quickly. Then I picked up my emotions one by one, sadness first. Even if it's not the best emotion, what a pleasure to feel something!

Then I just felt a huge anxiety. That was also horrible, I'm coming out of it. Alone at first, then with my sister. And yes, I came out to him at the end of October 2024! She supports me and that has helped me a lot.

Now, a year later since I began to seriously questioning myself, I am recovering from all of this. I found some of my emotions again, love not long ago, a little anger, and sometimes I find myself looking forward to something! My hope is reborn, and grows timidly. I am regaining my taste for life, I am rebuilding myself stronger. I have realized how important feeling is, now I savor all those sensations that I have been deprived of all this time. My dysphoria still exists, but I sometimes feel euphoria!

I have (after more than 8 months of research) finally discovered my theriotype! I'm a puma. I'm pretty sure of it.

It helps a lot that my sister supports me, I can be me! Of course she's not a Therian so she doesn't understand everything, but she's interested in my identity and calls my hands "paws"!... It's really too sweet every time she does that I want to cry

It's much better.

I still have some questions to answer about myself, but that doesn't bother me. On the contrary, it makes me want to move forward, to continue this adventure.

My introspection is unlikely to stop, ;)

𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼

A big thanks for reading! It was very a bit long I know but oh well I do what I want >:3

#alterhuman #alterbeing #nonhuman #therian intropage #therian #therian awakening #therian community #otherhuman #therian safe space #alterhuman safe place #alterhuman safe #alterbeing safe place #alterbeing safe #nonhuman safe place #nonhuman safe #otherhuman safe place #otherhuman safe #Therian #therian things

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aurianavaloria · 7 months ago

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👑 The King - An Analysis ✨

I've already stated my love for the Kingdom of Heaven soundtrack in a previous post, and in case it wasn't already obvious from my ambience edits, "The King" - essentially, King Baldwin's theme - is one of my favorite tracks on the OST album (if you're curious, "Burning the Past", "Crusaders", "To Jerusalem", and "Ibelin" are my other faves); it so effectively encapsulates his character with several simple variations on a single melody, on top of just being a lovely piece to listen to. What follows is my amateur analysis of this track (fully enabled by @atomnolly - please go check out their art, they're amazing). Please note, however, that I have absolutely zero experience with musical composition and theory. I'm just going by what the piece invokes in me, as a listener, in relation to Baldwin's character in the film.

I'll primarily be analyzing the OST's version of the track, which brings me to my main gripe about the way this piece is presented in the film and one reason why I'm doing this analysis to begin with: there's actually two variants floating out there - the basic OST album version and the Complete/"Full Expanded" album version, the latter of which is how it was implemented in the movie. Unfortunately, in the film, you never get to hear "The King" as its own full track like you do with "Burning the Past", for example. Instead, it's spliced up over the course of several scenes, one of which has nothing to do with Baldwin himself. 🙃

Go figure.

Because of this, I'm using the full "suite" version from the OST (called the "Album Edit" on the complete soundtrack) as, oddly enough, it is far more coherent to listen to than how it actually shows up in the film. More on that later.

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The suite opens up with an intro that is called "Golgotha" on the complete soundtrack (unfortunately, Tumblr isn't letting me upload my audio clips no matter what I do, so we'll go by timestamps instead - I highly advise docking the video in your sidebar while you read for convenience). Between 0:00 and 1:20, we get this soft, meandering, mysterious melody on duduk, accompanied by equally mysterious female vocals that briefly drift into a brighter, almost angelic sound. This change in tone is backed by what sounds like a glass harp before the duduk repeats the initial melody.

I've noticed that the "tinkling" glass harp often shows up in the film to seemingly emphasize something ethereal or supernatural, and we mostly hear it in connection to Baldwin, although it does spring up in other places on occasion. Each time it's used, it invokes the slightest bit of tension, as if it's a cue to think more closely about whatever it is the viewer is looking at.

Even more intrinsically tied to his character, however, is the presence of the Armenian duduk, which, if I haven't missed anything anywhere (which I could have), doesn't appear in any track other than those clearly associated with the king. In this way, I think we can effectively say that, as far as the KoH soundtrack goes, the duduk is "his" instrument - fitting, considering his Armenian heritage.

As a side note, this is why it's strange and somewhat frustrating to me to have this intro segment tacked onto Balian's visit at Calvary in the film, because, after hearing it as part of "The King" suite on the album edit, it's obvious that the duduk signals Baldwin's presence. Yet at this point, the king hasn't even been introduced and won't be for a few more scenes. I do believe it replays in full after Balian's invitation to speak with Baldwin, but it is almost completely overshadowed by his conversation with Sibylla, leading the viewer to possibly attach it to her rather than her brother.

Back to the duduk. The Armenian duduk, a double-reed instrument traditionally made of apricot wood, has a very distinctive sound that's been described by listeners as everything from mournful, lonely, and haunting, to relaxing and soulful, to majestic and even romantic, depending on how it is played. This powerful versatility is certainly demonstrated in "The King", beginning with this introduction that I would say ventures into "haunting" territory. In fact, it almost feels like a lure - a siren's call for listeners.

After that call, we get the beginning of what is "The King" on the Extended soundtrack and the first appearance of the leitmotif that is attached to Baldwin from that point forth. Between 1:20 and 1:50 on the album edit, we have a very "gentle" (as @atomnolly put it 😁) melody played on a flute, first heard when Baldwin is beckoning Balian to come closer, again accompanied by the glass harp. While starting at a lilting higher pitch, it soon trails off into a lower one before a slight pause, and then a slide of strings precedes a repetition of that same melody at a lower pitch than the first. A solemn tension builds from then until 2:24, at which point, in the Complete soundtrack, it is very obviously and awkwardly chopped to silence. 🙃We'll get back to that in a bit.

This introduction of Baldwin's leitmotif is a very interesting point of the suite, because the almost light airiness of the flute doesn't last very long. It soon gives way to a much richer, even "darker" sound. For me, this represents what belies the almost angelic appearance of the king - there's far more depth there than his friendly introduction might suggest, and this is reflected in the music itself... brightness intertwined with mystery, and possibly a little danger (this is a king we're talking about, here, with all the power that position provides).

This mystery is further emphasized when the duduk comes back in, echoing the leitmotif between 2:25 and 2:50, and it is further strengthened by the dual presence of the glass harp and growing strings supporting it. Unfortunately, this part doesn't show up at all during Balian's first conversation with Baldwin; in fact, it is put off until the middle of "Terms" on the complete soundtrack: the discussion with Saladin at Kerak. IMO, it would have been far more fitting to have it in the background during the most serious part of Baldwin's lecture (a la my first atmosphere edit); this is really the second-strongest iteration of his leitmotif and should have accompanied his most powerful quote in the film.

What comes after is the closest thing we get to a battle theme for Baldwin. From 2:50 to 3:06 we get another repetition of the leitmotif by the duduk, but in its strongest form: at a higher pitch but with greater power than before, it is accompanied by drums and backed by strings that give a sense of urgency. This is the king on horseback, both right before the meeting with Saladin and immediately following. Utterly gone is the glass harp - mystery gives way to majesty.

The leitmotif then continues with even stronger strings alongside the duduk at a lower pitch from 3:07, almost overpowering it, before being repeated a final time by horns at 3:22. This, I believe, is essentially a royal fanfare of sorts; brass has been associated with military and nobility (as the ultimate leadership of said military) since ancient times, and it is here that the score emphasizes Baldwin's role as commander of his kingdom's army. Again, unfortunately, this part isn't kept singular to Baldwin and is replayed in the future scenes of Balian's battle at Jerusalem - it's possible this is intended to evoke the memory of Baldwin, but it further takes away from the composition's uniqueness.

At 3:37, then, we get a small "falling action" portion that actually doesn't appear where it was intended. According to Drake55116's analysis, this particular bit was actually supposed to play while Baldwin dismounted his horse and approached Raynald in Kerak's courtyard, but was ultimately cut. I'm not sure why - it has a definite sense of "impending doom" to it, not just for Raynald, but for Baldwin himself, as this becomes his last great "hurrah" as king. Both the string and horn buildups are wonderful and really emphasize it as the climax point before the disaster that follows.

After that, interestingly enough, the portion that appears at 4:17 on the album edit is actually put where the leitmotif chops off suddenly during Baldwin's earlier conversation with Balian on the Extended soundtrack. To be honest, I think it would have served just fine during or even after Baldwin's interaction with Raynald instead. The slide of the low strings and the slightly discordant horns continue that regal majesty, but also provide appropriate tension for the situation.

Briefly returning to the initial conversation between Baldwin and Balian - there is one portion of the theme that is reserved for the Complete soundtrack and doesn't appear on the OST album edit: at 56:28 there is a unique high string version of the king's leitmotif followed by a slower, half repetition by the duduk, which has had an echo added to it. It essentially serves to "close-out" their conversation after Baldwin gives his orders to go to Ibelin. This iteration is much, much softer in tone, and with the echo and the growing glass harp sound alongside it, it seems to purposefully emphasize the ethereal mystery of the king, but this time with a definite positive tone... perhaps reflective of Balian's hopeful outlook on him?

Back to the album edit. From 4:42, the leitmotif appears again as an even higher flute than it first appeared, almost delicate. A deliberate pause follows with emphasis on the glass harp between 5:06 and 5:15 before the duduk echoes the theme one last time... the softest and slowest it's played on the whole track as it extends to the end. Here, from 4:42 onward, is the dying king. A certain innocence is reflected in the high flute notes, weariness and vulnerability conveyed through the duduk. Despite being the gentlest segment of the suite, it is perhaps the most powerful way to close it out, the prior strength and mystery quite literally fading away into nothing.

In essence, I think "The King" would have been much more effective presented in the movie exactly as it appears as a suite on the OST, going precisely in that order and restricted to Baldwin's appearances alone. As a whole, it perfectly illustrates the king as a character - the flute and glass harp reflecting the angelic elegance, the horns the majesty, the duduk the mystery, power, and tragedy. Harry Gregson-Williams's composition is beautifully-deep despite its relative simplicity, and it adds so much to every scene in which Baldwin appears; thoughtfully-crafted to invoke the above feelings in the audience, it effectively enhances the Leper King's brief but powerful presence in the film.

#harry gregson williams #kingdom of heaven #kingdom of heaven 2005 #koh fandom #kingdom of heaven fandom #baldwin iv #king baldwin iv #the leper king #baldwin iv of jerusalem #music analysis #soundtrack

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velvet-games · 7 months ago

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intro post

name/pronouns/age/gay shit~

honestly you can call me whatever, but I probably won't know you're talking about me unless you use vel/velvet.

prefer they/it; any pronouns are fine.

non-binary

adult

queer (probably aego)

what I do/post~

I mostly post fandom stuff, and my original posts include a lot of art + occasional meta. I'm starting write fic too, so that might be a more regular thing in the future :)

other accounts~

@/velvet-games -- explicit nsfw bluesky account, not very active

@/velvetygames -- explicit nsfw twitter/x account, probably gonna stop posting on here

@cornerbytes -- old dragon prince account that I may or may not revisit eventually

@/velvet_games -- ao3 account

tags~

#velvetrambles -- textposts

#my art -- art tag (duh)

#red velvet cake -- aroace-related stuff

nsfw~

I post occasional nsfw here (almost never explicit; that's saved for my bluesky/twitter); it'll be tagged #nsft.

fandoms~

current fandoms: arcane/hazbin hotel

previous fandoms:

hannibal (will always have a very special place in my heart)

ofmd (literally so happy this exists; devastated it's not getting a new season)

the dragon prince (was gonna revisit it when the new season came out but the first couple episodes were kinda boring lmao; should I still give it a shot?)

good omens

lotr

things in media that make me go insane (in a good way)~

friendship

cannibalism

romance that feels like queer-baiting until it isn't (ex. ofmd)

good visuals (even if everything else is shit; extra points if it's animation)

good costume/character design

religious stuff, mythology, angels specifically for some reason (especially when they're terrifying and/or fallen)

gay people

requests~

you are welcome to send in ideas through comments, DMs, asks, etc., but I can't guarantee I'll draw them. if I don't, it doesn't mean that I don't like your idea; I'm probably just busy or have too many brainworms about a specific thing to draw anything but what's on my mind.

notes~

I randomly get really anxious about feedback on stuff sometimes lol, but I promise I read every single comment/tag and cherish them very deeply <33

also, like/rb spamming is totally fine and welcomed! I know some people don't like it, so I just wanted to make it clear that it's completely cool with me.

mutuals~

for a really long time, this was my pinned post, and it's still true! definitely welcome any interactions from mutuals <3

I do have a problem with randomly ghosting people though; I've been much better with it recently, but please try not to take it personally if I don't respond to DMs quickly. I'm probably just being insane and in my head about it. I'm really sorry.

misc~

this is an account that is purposely removed from my irl stuff; I'm here to have fun and relax on my mostly fandom-oriented blog.

I don't block often since I mostly meet nice people on here, but I am very happy to block accounts that make my experience on this app shitty.

I try to tag triggers when appropriate, but please let me know if you need me to tag anything I haven't.

art for me is just a hobby I use for fun and self-expression, so while I really appreciate concrit, keep in mind that my goal is ultimately to make stuff that makes me happy.

I am also very protective of young artists that get made fun of for being beginners or making unconventional art; you should never assume why someone is making art, and you especially should not assume that they are focused on becoming more skilled or making things that are beautiful to you. if they're not hurting anyone and you're not their target audience, get the fuck out.

I am of the mindset that media is not real, but that your reaction/the things you learn are. liking cannibal media does not make you a cannibal, but seeing bigoted portrayals of minorities can feed your biases (doesn't necessarily mean you can't consume it; does mean its effect on you/others irl should factor into if/how you decide to interact with it).

most important thing: have fun! tumblr is silly and should be treated as such.

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choosingwhatmatters · 7 months ago

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"Reverie" in Dream episode 7

I think the last time I've had this much to say about the music of a particular piece of art was when I was writing my master's thesis. My goodness, I love tumblr! It's such a wonderful feeling to share thoughts and theories with people who are just as invested in a particular piece of art as I am. Thank you, y'all! I'm having a blast!

I start this post with a conclusion I seem to draw from every Dream episode: Dream sounds fantastic. As far as I can tell, they're only working with a few costum made melodies as well as the intro song and the two outro songs, but for me the soundtrack works beautifully. Today, I want to talk about the following scene:

@unrealcosima has already pointed out the music in the scene in which Wan and Kim have their only out-of-dream talk of the episode. Kim has learned about the alcoholism of Wan's mum as well as Wan's depression. In turn, Wan learns about Kim dating Mawin (but not the reason behind this decision). Interestingly, Wan seems to have only two modes when it comes to Kim: hardcore, clingy "I need you in my life, no matter what you need" and sad, dejected "it's okay, just live your life without me and be happy". Let's see whether that changes in future episodes. The music, at any rate, speaks a very clear language. It is the instrumental version of "Tha khuu fan di (Reverie)," the ending credit song of the first six episodes. It has an melancholic, ambient feel to it. It speaks of yearning and regret.

Music theory time: The yearning is mostly achieved by the harmonisation of the piece, meaning all the different notes that we can hear simultaneously at any given time of the piece. The harmonies in "Reverie" float, they glisten. They try to find their way home but never do. Home, in this case, is A flat major. I know this because of the other chords and the way they are positioned. Listen to the outro of the piece (which also serves as intro):

The very last chord you can hear is A flat major. This is where all the the other chords want to guide us. This is home. The beauty of the song is: We never get to hear A flat major. Not once. The chord you hear in the recording has been added by me, it never appears in the actual song. Home is so close, but we never get to step into the warmth of the firelight. That is one of the major contributors of the song's restless, melancholic energy.

The restlessness is also achieved by the note values of the piece, meaning how long one note lasts before it is followed by the next. The shortest note values are in the chorus, which sounds a little bit like this:

The tempo of the song itself is fairly slow (about 72 beats per minute) but the short note values (semi-quavers) drive us onward, forward. They don't allow us time to breathe. In the show, we're at the point where Wan has just told Kim to not come back to her simply out of a sense of obligation.

While we hear the chorus, Wan and Kim are silent until Kim gets a call from Mawin. The notes keep raining down and for me, they symbolise the thoughts shooting through Wan's head. As Kim talks, she keeps wondering one thing, and her question coincides with the end of the chorus: "Are you two together now?" When she gets an answer, even one she has feared, the music becomes once again calmer. (/music theory time)

We get to hear the chorus a second time, this time in its complete version including Mint's beautiful voice. It is when Wan gets up and walks away from Kim, leaving Kim first staring after her and then leaning on the table, looking like a sad little sea lion cub. Oh, my heart!

This was my music rant for this episode. Thank you for sticking around! I fear I won't be able to post anything about the next episode because I'll be chaperoning 160 teenagers on a class trip but I am very much looking forward to all the posts here!

#please excuse my terrible playing #piano is not my first language #i can't believe how much fun this is #dream the series #my marvellous dream is you #wankim #Utsch choosing music #thai love you

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jayflrt · 7 months ago

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HELLO!

I like your work a lot like it's genuinely Hilarious so I thought you would be the best person to ask for this.

I want to make a writing tumblr for enhypen but I'm a little lost because I've never used tumblr (as a creator) before LOL just used twitter and AO3 to write/socmed for fictional fandoms (tbh this is my first time like being a proper fan of a kpop group as to occasionally liking a song or two).

Anyways! What I've gathered from my experience on twitter and the writers I've followed here is obviously your blog should have an intro about you (inc. what you're comfy with, what you write, etc.) and a master list of your works BUT some of Tumblr's mechanics are Confusing.

Like,

1) should I create specific tags for my asks?

2) on twt, usually you create a tweet like "Hi! New to #___twt, looking for moots blah blah" to get an initial burst of likewise new people to bond and communicate with, does it work similarly here and if so/not please elaborate TT

3) is the etiquette to reblog every work you like, or is that spammy and you should just like them?

4) is there any other advice you have for navigating tumblr (like odd quirks)

5) ALSO this is a small dumb question but in the fandoms I've been in until now we usually used socmed au instead of smau do you have any idea why that's different (low-key smau is smarter tho bcus it's a shorter abbreviation)

I think that's all. I tried going through your rules and intro again, but I didn't see anything on whether an ask like this was alright or not, but I hope it is! I didn't want to Like intrude, but I felt most comfortable asking you because you're also desi ❤️❤️.

Anyways!! If this is something you don't want to/don't feel comfortable answering or it's like annoying genuinely just ignore this, I don't want to be make anyone uncomfortable!

omg thank you so much ml, i'm so glad you enjoyed my works!! 🥹 welcome to the kpop community first of all!! did you recently become an engene? :') and welcome to the tumblr ff community too! honestly i feel like if you can navigate ao3 just fine then tumblr shouldn't be too difficult after a while but i'm sure it's confusing at first 😵‍💫

as for your questions i'll answer them in the same order you asked them:

1. honestly i'm not 100% sure if there's any real purpose behind specific tags for your asks other than organization personally LOL but it's pretty helpful if you want to go back to look through your asks for something instead of scrolling past all the posts on your blog !!

2. omg yes i love the twt intros 💗 honestly for tumblr i think i just started posting content right away whenever i made a blog 🤧 i think intros are usually just in your navigation anyways but if you want to talk to different authors then it doesn't hurt to send an ask!! usually people communicate with different authors via the ask box 🥰

3. all sorts of interaction is great but i think reblogs are preferred!! i typically use likes as my bookmarks and then reblogs to comment on work or share it to a wider audience. the algorithm for tumblr works so that your likes don't show for others (unless you make it public on your profile) but your reblogs are on the dashes of people who follow you

4. ooh i'd say make use of the tagging system!! using tags like #enhypen fluff or #enhypen x reader on your fics will make it easier for people to find your work 💘

5. HAHAH I USED TO CALL IT SOCMED AU TOO BEFORE I JOINED TUMBLR 😭 i still use social media au as a tag but i think smau is more widely used here!! not exactly sure why but im guessing its just easier to tag 🙂‍↕️ i get you tho bc i experienced the same culture shock

dont worry you're most welcome to send asks !! 🥰💘 and thank you for reading my rules and intro!! i definitely don't turn away anyone who's looking for advice <33 also omg fellow desi 🫶 welcome to enhablr !

#💌 : love notes #suneng

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dglvr1760 · 8 months ago

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I've never actually made a post about just me... crazy so here we go!

Hello! I'm bell (dglvr1760 or even Doglover1760), I am currently 20 and attending university 3 hours away from my home (that info will not be disclosed). I major in Zoo and Wildlife Biology and minor in communications.

Ive always had this dream of working with animals since I was young *most ppl working with animals says the same thing*, but I pushed. I went into college stuff a little early, I went to a career center for two years while in college to handle and work with animals. I graduated and attend my college now for two years and have taken the roll of a leader in the zoo at my school. I will deal with the education aspect and will be in charge of shows with my coleader!

I always have believed we should care for those who can't care for themselves and to aid in helping people learn, this just so happens to fall into animals for me. I love animal behavior and the interactions with them, people have been hard to interact with for me, bit my minor has helped with that.

I started art a while ago, just little things as a kid, mostly self taught animal art books taught me shape and such in 2015, then I actually posted stuff in late 2017 on an app called Sketch. It was a Sony made platform that was eventually shut down from being a community posting place and is now just a hard to find app for making art (I still use).

I have grown in my art, made and lost many friends, and am proud to see this change! I am glad Tumblr took me in and glad to have made many friends though my journey!

(I was messing around in the image above, mainly where the heart is on the 2nd one lel)

So thank you and ik this intro is long and you can scroll past it, but I never got to talk about myself bc I have alot of self issues. Kinda being traumatized at a young age doesn't help but I'm getting through it. Even taking that pic at the top was hard, but I did it.

Anyways, have a great day, enjoy my blog, you can request anytime and I don't take money so plz, feel free to ask! And more detail helps lel!

#dglvr1760 #introduction #intro post #Hello

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firespirited · 2 days ago

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2024 wrap up:

Music (tagged/music for more).

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral. I've loved a couple of singles for decades but had never listened to the full work. I happened to do so about a week before my own mental break and parts if it carried me like a teeny tiny life ring.

Afterwards, I really enjoyed Iximusic's very thorough dissection of the motifs and samples.

Songs:

Roxy Music- Take a chance with me (for that bass)

Kelis - Forever Be (Hyper remix) (for that euphoric trance y2k style)

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TV:

DEVS by Alex Garland. Prestige TV in every sense.

Star Trek Lower Decks: this got to the heart of what Star Trek is about while being silly with it.

Procedural TV that's not terrible: Brilliant Minds

Twin Peaks/The Return: just watch it. watch every excruciatingly silly or slow moment. it's a story worth absorbing until Laura is in your veins. Highly recommend Maggie May Fish's video essays about them.

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Film

Event Horizon: This hell cathedral is also a possessed space ship?! YES! This has some of the best character intros and practical effects I've ever seen (it's also very schlocky) - I loved it and watched it three times in a row.

Nope: A heist movie with psychodrama and aliens and siblings. 10/10

The Menu, Femme, A Different Man and The Substance were fantastic slaps in the face.

Wicked was the blockbuster technicolour fun we've all been craving. Dune was the blockbuster technicolour tragedy we've all been craving.

This was a year where I pushed myself to catch up on several classics that technically you already 'know' and are already spoiled for because they're part of the cultural zeitgeist but worth the watch anyway: Carrie, The Fly, Dead Ringers, Midsommar...

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Other:

Whistlindiesel destroying a cybertruck - schadenfreude at its best

shitposting about Dune and Interview with a vampire characters was top tier on tumblr this year.

watching Belphegor the kitten survive and grow up

Pale Fire by Nabokov, just the poem. on genius.com

Dolls: VIP pets hybrids, Rainbow High customs, everyone making Barbie into what Mattel won't actually make.

Doll of the year: Monique Verbena

Squicks/hateration: Taylor Swift: insulting. Voting discourse/posting as praxis/dunking on conservatives: cringe, eurovision: spineless, dollette: barely veiled thinspo, horror that doesn't deliver on gender bending beyond transphobic shock value: worthless.

@TheLeftistCooks, started out 2024 thinking they were insufferable and now love them both.

Red Letter Media: I hated their star wars reviews and general gimmicks but they clearly love cinema and stories.

People making power banks from thrown away vape batteries.

The Rise and fall and rise and fall of X

webcurios.co.uk & garbageday.email

new SSD instead of HDD was a stupendous time saver.

fibre internet meant I could reliably upload pictures and even video.

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Wish list for 2025

watch The Shining, Oddity, Good One, Raw, Suspiria (both), Let the right one in.

learn to root microbraids without smashing the braid

read Judith Butler's work on war

rewatch Made For Love (tv)

no dolls in particular (unless MGA decide to do fantasy skin tones again)

a proper coat

finish the witches books from Pratchett's Discworld

adopt a dog

#saf

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polarbearauri · 23 days ago

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An Introduction!

Hello! It's been a few months here on Tumblr, now, and I figured I'd be sociable and make an intro to my blog here. I'm Auri (she/her/they/them), an autistic girl thing, writer, and person who is still rather new to Tumblr; very pleased to meet you! I usually go by Auri, Polarbearauri, Auroraredpanda, or some variation thereof.

I've been a writer of original fiction for most of my life, but for the last couple years I've been dealing with a pretty difficult writer's block. And now, it seems, I have Pokémon Scarlet and Violet to thank for busting me out of art jail - I'm not even really sure why. Something about them reached out and grabbed me by the heart and would not let go, not that I really tried all that hard to escape.

It's these silly, gay, wonderful little games that have led me to writing fanfiction, and the result of that is the topic of my yapping today. If you'll oblige me, I'd love to tell you a little about it. It's called Terastallized, and it's a retelling and reimagining of Scarlet and Violet (mostly Violet) which will likely end up being quite long. Its main character is Helia Brillante, an artist, trans girl, and a rewritten version of Juliana, forced to come out to her family (and her not exactly affirming father) before she was ready. Here's some art I commissioned of her by @ pkmn_realidea over on Tw*tter!

Terastallized focuses on Helia's character development, expanded bonds between the members of the main cast - plus a few others - and something strange lurking in Helia's dreams, as well as an altered plotline in general. Additionally, and while ultimately I want it to focus on its narrative and themes, Terastallized is also fundamentally a queer story, with plenty of queer headcanons and a very queer main protagonist. Right at the heart of that is Helia's growing feelings and eventual romance with Nemona, the girl who walked into her life and changed it forever, as much as her dreams ever will - so, while this isn't primarily a ship fic, the ship is certainly important.

I'm very excited to share this fic with the world, and the positive response that Ao3 - and Tumblr, too, of late - has sent its way has been very encouraging. I've also been reading a fair bit of fics outside my own writing, and it seems having a Tumblr is semi-common practice - I've kind of always wanted to be on Tumblr but never known how (and therein lies the anxiety, haha wooo). But here I am, figuring things out, posting about my work!

I am rambling a little, so I'll stop now - if you made it this far, thank you! I am, uh, a rather verbose and long-winded person; something to be aware of if you're planning on sticking around. On that note, if you'd like to read Terastallized, I've provided a link below - I'd love to hear what you think about it, and to have you along for the ride :)

#ao3 writer #pokemon sv #pokemon fanfiction #ao3 #my fic #terastallized (my fic)#creative writing #terajules #nemona x juliana #pokemon #pokemon scarvi #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon oc #helia brillante (my oc)

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freedomfelled · 30 days ago

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intro post 🐎

i made a second acc solely for reality shifting (and aesthetic purposes tbh) , so hey! call me lerai. i've been on tumblr for like 6 years and ive never blog posted so pls be nice. 🚶🏾‍♀️

ive been on my shifting journey for a while. I found it when i was a teenager, but had fallen out of love for the whole practice last year. recently though, i felt an urge to just start anew so im making a blog to hopefully start being more open about my interests and find community!

i'm shifting to hotd right now cause asoiaf is becoming one of my favorite fantasy franchises (also cool silver-haired dragon royalty?? need that.) currently reading acok, and rlly want to read f&b soon!

so yeah 😭😭 thats all i have for now. still very post shy but ill get there. dm me if you want to be mutuals, take care <3!

#reality shifting #shifting community #house of the dragon shifting #hotd shifting

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alolawinters · 4 months ago

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☆Pinned Intro Post☆

Alola! Yo~ All the hellos~

My name is Wally. I'm transmasc, and I use he/him pronouns. I'm a 30 year old Team Skull Admin and Pokémon stylist who enjoys traveling to other Reigons with my team, and I sometimes travel for work too! When I go for work however, Guzma always comes with me. I love the paranormal, battling, and creative grooming (especially on a Furfrou).

I was born in Lavender Town, Kanto, and now I live here in Alola- in Po Town to be exact. It's always rainy here, we're near the beach, and my found family is wonderful. If you have any questions about life here, I'm more than happy to share a bit~

I'm in a relationship with Guzma, I'll get that out of the way. He calls me Boo, and I call him Bugs! So if I refer to someone as my Bugsband (instead of husband, haha get it?), that's who I'm talking about. Plumeria is not part of our relationship, she is literally like our sister. Guzma grew up with her!

My Pokémon

I have my active team, and I just have some around. I love giving my Pokémon freedom to roam around Po Town, but I'll just name off my team for now.

Goblin • M • Sableye • Prankster - He and Pyrite are never seperate so I'll have Pyrite stay back during any battles. Both are gremlins and they will try to get your jewelry if it's a jewel.

Aulkhor • F • Dusknoir • Pressure - She is my most serious Pokémon. I don't think I've seen her smile, but she gives good hugs.

Lullaby • F • Wigglytuff • Cute Charm - Lullaby is the second Pokémon I caught while I lived in Kanto! She has been with me through thick and thin, she is my "jack of many trades", and is a Cute Contest grand champion~

Nemophila "Nemo" • F • ☆Sylveon☆ • Pixelate - My Nemo baby~ She has such a sweet tooth and will constantly ask me for a PokéPuff- Specifically the orange one. She will get you with her puppy face, she's very good at it.

Pepper • M • Unovan Zoroark • Illusion - He is the brother to Salt... I assume. I found them both on Mount Lanakila as Zorua, and Zoruas aren't native to Alola, so I think they were abandoned there and... well. They both have since recovered and made an amazing ninja battle duo. I'm very proud of them~ Pepper is the bigger of the two and also the loudest.

Salt • M • Hisuian Zoroark • Illusion - Brother to Pepper He is smaller and more quiet, but when he gets loud in a battle it's a little scary how loud and shrill he can get. He and Pepper Like to snuggle.

((Ooc under cut))

Woof sorry for not getting a proper intro up for this blog! I've been busy with life and art work.

So I'm Wally. This blog is my self-insert roleplay blog! Anything that happens here does not affect other people's universes. This is for me to have fun, make some friends, and do a bit of roleplaying because I'm tired of being shy about it. I am an adult ('93), so I wanted to reflect that in my sona as well. Most of what StoryWally likes is what I like~

There's not really a canonical timeline for this, StoryWally just kind of exists and event could be happening, all depends on how this goes!

There will be no NSFW here.

There will be swearing and heavy content, but I'll do my best to tag the heavy content stuff with "cw"

My own lore and tidbits in my AU that will, again, not affect other AUs

I will occasionally have my other OCs and canon characters roleplay and interact~

My main Tumblr is @ribbonwolf , and there is cw on that because I post a bunch of stuff that definitely is NSFW.